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Up next for Lakers: Tuesday vs. Detroit

The Pistons have been disappointing so far this season, bringing a 5-5 record into the teams' first meeting.

Lakers tonight

VS. DETROIT

Time: 7:30

On the air: TV: FS West; Radio: 710; 1330.

Where: Staples Center.

Records: Lakers 7-3; Pistons 5-5.

Record vs. Pistons (2008-09): 1-1.

Update: Detroit spent about $90 million in the off-season on free agents Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva, but the Pistons are off to a mediocre start. Gordon made one of 16 shots Sunday in a 95-90 loss at home against Dallas.